Cookie Privacy
By browsing the LAB Website, you consent, via the cookie management form, to the placement of cookies as described below on your device in accordance with this Cookie Policy.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file made up of letters and numbers that is placed on your browser or your device’s hard drive when you visit a website.
It records certain information about your browsing activity or online behaviour, allowing us to improve and simplify your experience as a user.
What are cookies used for?
The LAB Website uses cookies to distinguish users in order to improve their browsing experience and the services offered to them.
In practice, cookies allow you to be authenticated and identified; they can also record your preferences or measure how the site is used.
What cookies are used on the LAB Website?
LAB values transparency regarding the use of cookies. For your information, you will find below the different types of cookies used on the site and their purpose:
• TECHNICAL cookies (strictly necessary): These are essential cookies required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow you to log in to secure areas of our site or use a shopping cart.
• ANALYTICAL cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the website when using it. This helps us improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users easily find what they are looking for.
Detailed information about cookies used
| Cookie name | Function | Expiration period |
|---|---|---|
| TECHNICAL (Strictly necessary) | ||
| _lab_session | Maintains user session states across page requests. | Session |
| cookie_consent_level | Stores the user’s level of cookie consent. | 1 month |
| cookie_consent_user_accepted | Stores whether cookies have been accepted or not. | 1 month |
| cookie_consent_user_consent_token | This cookie allows the privacy policy to store encrypted proof of consent. | 1 month |
| ANALYTICAL | ||
| > Google Analytics | ||
| _ga | Collects information about how visitors use our website. We use this data to compile reports and improve our website. The cookies collect data in a way that does not directly identify anyone, such as the number of visitors, traffic sources, and pages visited. See Google’s Privacy and Data Protection overview. | 1 month |
| ga<container-id> | Same purpose as above. | 1 month |
Third-party cookies
When visiting the LAB Website, partner companies may place cookies on your device.
These cookies are used by advertising service providers on the LAB Website.
They aim to provide information and statistics on the effectiveness of their campaigns (number of clicks, impressions, etc.).
You can disable these third-party cookies in your browser settings, as explained below.
Cookies used by LAB
By browsing the LAB Website, you accept that LAB installs so-called “technical” cookies, which are strictly necessary to access, store, and retrieve information on your device.
Upon your first visit to the LAB Website, you were informed (via the cookie banner) of the presence of analytical cookies used for statistical purposes.
You can refuse optional cookies through the cookie management tool.
Please note that by blocking optional cookies, certain website features or navigation comfort may be slightly affected.
Installing cookies: your choice
By default, your browser accepts cookies from websites. You can manage your preferences through your browser’s settings on your computer, smartphone, or other devices.
Retention period of cookies
Cookies stored on your device, or any other element used for identification and analytics purposes, are kept for a reasonable duration, up to thirteen (13) months maximum, depending on their purpose.
This duration is not automatically extended upon new visits to the LAB Website.
Beyond that period, raw traffic data associated with an identifier is either deleted or anonymised.